All work and no play...... there's always time to play.

     I just wanted to do a quick update about our weekend.  We went to Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, and it was fantastic.  I am a huge roller-coaster fanatic, and they had some great ones.  All in all we were able to ride:
X-2: my new all-time favorite ride, unlike any other coaster
Tatsu: a great flying coaster, and my first
Terminator Salvation:  modern wooden coaster
Viper:  standard, multi inversion metal coaster
Riddler's Revenge:  tall, fast, standing coaster
Batman:  great inverted coaster
Scream:  multi-looping floorless coaster
Goliath:  very tall, very fun, very fast steel coaster
Revolution:  world's first looping coaster
Gold Rusher:  chill, old-timey coaster
Superman:  blast coaster that was the world's first to hit 100mph
Colossus:  old wooden coaster

     It was nice to be able to get away with my wife for Valentine's day.  We had a great time.

McKinley Update

          Today is an important day:  not only is it 4 MONTHS from my McKinley departure date, but it's also the date I'll be putting a check in the mail for the remaining balance of my climb.  It was a hard road, and an expensive one, but the trip is paid for.  I've also purchased my plane ticket, so I guess there's no turning back at this point.  I have a few pieces of equipment to gather still, but all the really expensive shit is out of the way.  I want to take a moment to thank my loving, and very generous, wife Lacie for all the support.  Without her, none of this would be possible.  So, Thank You baby.
          I created this blog as a place to share this adventure with friends and family.  In a few months things are really going to pick up, and my training will increase for the 4 challenges ahead.  I'm going to need a lot of love and support from my people, so be ready.  The ball is in motion, and soon we'll be rolling full force.  Keep checking back for more details and news.  The Endurathon is getting close.

SOMA Triathlon, October 2010

The Endurathon is becoming more and more official each day!  Today I registered for the Half-Iron distance triathlon in October.  The event will be October 24th of 2010, in Tempe, Arizona.  The distances for a half-iron triathlon are:  1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 mile run (half-marathon).  I'm not too worried about the bike or the run, but the swim is a concern.  As soon as I get back from Alaska I'm going to join a gym with a pool, and get my ass in the water.  I'll keep you posted!

Full Marathon in 2011

Also, another quick update, at the 2010 Rock and Roll Arizona Fitness Expo, I went ahead and registered for the 2011 full-marathon -- which is the 4th event of my planned "Endurathon", so that's a done deal.  Our good friend Stacey Needham also registered.  It's a year away, so if anyone else is feeling crazy, we'd love some company.

Best running-playlist ever.....

The music that powered me through the 2010 half-marathon:

     Superbeast -- Rob Zombie
     Surfacing -- Slipknot
     Sandblasted Skin -- Pantera
     Dying Breed -- Five Finger Death Punch
     Indestructible -- Disturbed
     The Heaviest Matter in the Universe -- Gojira
     Disciple -- Slayer
     30/30-150 -- Stone Sour
     Bleed -- Meshuggah
     King Kill 33 -- Marilyn Manson
     Psychosocial -- Slipknot
     Bulletproof --Five Finger Death Punch
     The Night -- Disturbed
     Hell and Consequences -- Stone Sour
     Dig -- Mudvayne
     Momma Sed (remix) -- Puscifer
     Flying Whales -- Gojira
     Through the Fire and Flames -- Dragonforce
     Revolution Deathsquad -- Dragonforce
     Cry for Eternity -- Dragonforce
     Heroes of Our Time -- Dragonforce

Best time ever!  1 hour and 43 minutes.

RNRAZ 2010 Half-Marathon Results

Today was the 2010 Rock and Roll Arizona Half Marathon.  It was a beautiful day, and the weather was perfect for a 13.1 mile run.  The race started promptly at 8:30 this morning.  I ran, as well as my wife Lacie, our friends Sean and Kim Ellis, our other friend Stacey Needham and her mom, and my co-worker Mark Maccherola.  Everyone finished in great time, meeting or exceeding personal goals.  The breakdown was:

Chris Wolf --              1 hour and 43 minutes
Mark Maccherola --   1 hour and 57 minutes
Stacey Needham --     2 hours and 16 minutes
Sean and Kim Ellis --  2 hours and 37 minutes
Lacie Wolf --              2 hours and 48 minutes
Chris Needham --       3 hours and 12 minutes

.....congratulations to everyone on a great run.  It's a great event, held annually, and if anyone reading this has any desire to participate next year, we'll definitely be doing it again!!!!!  What a great start for 2010.

2010!!!!!!!!!!

The first event of the year is upon us:  rock n roll 1/2 marathon!  This will be a nice warm-up for an exciting year ahead.  The race is on Sunday, Jaunary 17th.  Training for this one has been pretty chill.....I don't think I've done any training runs longer than 9 miles.  I'm running with Lacie, Stacy, Sean, and Kim, so we have a pretty sweet crew put together for the big day.  My best time ever on a half-marathon is 2:01 and I'm hoping to chop that number down this year.  I'm shooting for somewhere between 1:45 and 1:55.  I'm hoping the almighty power of the IPOD and Advil will get me down to my goal.  A motivating playlist of rob zombie, gojira, slipknot, disturbed, mudvayne, five finger death punch, meshuggah, stone sour, manson, puscifer, slayer, and the greatest running music of all time -- dragonforce -- should power me through the finish line.  Good luck to all my friends in the event, I'm sure you're all gonna do great.  After the race, we'll celebrate by stuffing our faces at In N Out baby!